A visit to the Doctor Finleys Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Doctor Finleys Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Doctor Finleys Cemetery:
42.4972, -90.6835
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Doctor Finleys Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Doctor Finleys Cemetery is located in Dubuque County<2>.
The county seat for Dubuque County is located in Dubuque. Dubuque lies just to the east northeast of the Doctor Finleys Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Doctor Finleys Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Doctor Finleys Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Center Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Rockdale Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Linwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Resurrection Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- Asbury Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Presentation Sisters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Sniffea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sniffea Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniffea Cemetery
- Mines of Spain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Reeds Chapel Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Baehler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Baehler Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baehler Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Sinnipee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sinnipee Cemetery is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnipee Cemetery
- Durango Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Durango Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango Cemetery
- Durango Congregational Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dubuque Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sherrill Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Congregational Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Centralia Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rooney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Rooney Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rooney Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The French Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Clara Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Clara Cemetery is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clara Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Doctor Finleys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Doctor Finleys Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dubuque
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rockdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- East Dubuque
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sageville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sageville is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Key West
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Key West is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key West
- Cattese
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cattese is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattese
- Rutledge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rutledge is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Asbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Asbury is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,841 people
- Sinnipee ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sinnipee is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnipee
- Massey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Massey is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
- Durango
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centralia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Centralia is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Menominee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Menominee is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Peosta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sherrill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkins is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Graf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Graf is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Dickeyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dickeyville is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Saint Donatus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rickardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rickardsville is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Hazel Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hazel Green is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Old Balltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Balltown is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Balltown
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Doctor Finleys Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dubuque County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Doctor Finleys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dubuque
- East Dubuque
- Epworth
- Potosi
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Doctor Finleys Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Dubuque County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Doctor Finleys Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2001446 (Doctor Finleys Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2001446 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Dubuque
- Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dubuque South
- Location given for Doctor Finleys Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.497225 Lon: -90.6834607
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Dubuque, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Doctor Finleys Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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